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The Burgers Priest – Queensway

I was super excited that one of my favourite burger joints that started it all had FINALLY made it out to the west end! I was excited to see a chic indoor seating area – quite large – and a crowd of locals salivating for their orders. The kitchen seemed a little chaotic, almost unfocused; however, I really didn’t wait that long to hear my number called.

Oh, but then, after I sat down and began to devour my once highly regarded prize my heart sank. The cheese burger was tasty yes, but the bun – the magic – had fallen from that first kiss I had years ago at Shant Mardirosian location in the beaches. Fries were good and so was the, um Pillsbury tasting chocolate chip cookie. But is that enough? I say, no! One of my most cherished, most hyped burger joints has spread himself way too thin, let all the fame get to his head. Something was missing in this tiny little cherub… I think it was the love.

this isn’t a personal shot at you. well it kind of is. i’ve been reading some of your “blog” entries or whatever lame new word there is to describe what you do. you’ll probably read my post and not allow it to go into your comments section. the most i want is for you to read this anyways.just so you know i’m a real chef. not those milestones chefs or “burger” joint chefs or some dude who knows a “cool” or “hip” recipe for sriracha mixed in with mayonaise to put on top of some pathetic kimchi poutine, but a real one, i create and study food world wide, i have travelled to almost 25 different countries across the world tasting and cooking in every city I visit. so i do know what i’m talking about before you begin to think i don’t, and if you knew any chefs you’ll see i have terrible grammar and typing skills.
now let me begin by saying i don’t respect anything you do on this blog. blogging is not meant to critique. you are not a critic. what you do is what defines the eating/food/restaurant culture in your community. what you do is insult hack chefs or praise them and in turn also destroy the reputation of great chefs with in toronto as well as praising hack chefs like david cheng at momofuku who isn’t even canadian!!! why not support canadian chefs????. what you do is pathetic. its so easy for you to sit here and write a few words about someone who works hard to provide you with a good meal and then you turn around and say it wasn’t good because you don’t like spinach or you don’t like offal (thats sweetbreads and stuff like that btw) because you have the palette of a backwater redneck. i chose to comment on this post about burger priest in particular because you have no clue what you are talking about. its just a freaking burger. theres nothing special about a burger. regardless. its a burger. you actually criticize them for not performing well. would you complain at mcdonalds if you got your big mac with the lettuce all over the box?
seriously. what you do does not help our food culture progress into great things because you have no palette and no understanding of food. you don’t know what it takes to make good food. and what it takes is a culture of people who accept progression in food and not keep it going 2 steps back because you like macaroni and cheese. you knock him like you have a clue. blogging about food does not exist anywhere but north america and that is the reason why north america is a joke for food. its why everyone outside of the US and Canada laughs at us. learn to understand that if you don’t like something because personally you don’t like it, dont knock it. there is technical aspects to cooking which gives a standard of what is good and what is bad.
why do you think michelin guide isn’t in canada? because you like fish tacos and think sushi is a california roll, or korean food is korean bbq and so forth
learn and study food, understand what it takes to create new flavours
open your mind to things and never in your life should you ever critique a chef of how well they did because you don’t know SHIT about food.

A lady who insults her readers by eloquently using the word “bitch.”
Not impressive A-T A-L-L
As for Burger’s Priest: this is exactly what is wrong with T.O.: “the one that started it all” is a mere rip off of In N Out from USofA and a bad knock-off at that and like any Canadian business as soon as the real thing shows up will be bust because a- the food (the original) and b- at In N Out they know this English word: “thanks”
So anyone who says Priest is/was/will be good is too funny